Pacific! - Unspoken (video)

A new single from Pacific! featuring guest vocals from Sarah Assbring aka El Perro Del Mar. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxnlKp7_A1Y

Pacific! confirm new single

Swedish pop act Pacific! will be releasing the new single "Unspoken" (featuring Sarah Assbring/El Perro Del Mar) on April 18 along with the usual slew of probably-useless b-side remixes. Preview it at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCX26pazdE

New video from Pacific!, album coming soon

Pacific! have a video for their new track "Narcissus", one of the pieces they composed for Olof Persson's modern dance project of the same name: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCclDilLMc
Apparently there's a new album on the way as well, due out September 13, and samples can be heard at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/musicpacific

The Göteborg String Theory tracklist

Kning Disk has unveiled the full tracklist for the upcoming album from The Göteborg String Theory, featuring an all-star cast:

01. Ben Lauber - Sadludium
02. Warren Suicide - Fuck off, happy
03. Jmy Haze - Promise
04. Bow & Arrow - Higher
05. Silverbullit - Magnetic city
06. Pacific! feat. El Perro Del Mar - From lips divine
07. José González - Cycling trivialities
08. Wildbirds & Peacedrums - So soft so pink
09. Ebbot Lundberg - There's only one of us here
10. Jaqee - Kokoo girl
11. Fox Machine - Frank Lloyd was wright
12. Jaw Lesson - Rats and rifles
13. Midaircondo - Come with me
14. Studio - Out there
15. El Perro Del Mar - A better love

More info, including samples and preorder details are available here: http://www.kningdisk.com/index_tgst.htm

Vinnie Who on Dolores, more

Dolores Recordings will be releasing Vinnie Who's debut single "What you got is mine" on a white vinyl 12". Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/vinniewhoofficial
Other 2010 releases in the works (or maybe already out) from the label include new material from Deportees, Håkan Hellström, The Fume, Eye Travel, Kungen och Silvia (feat. Ebbot Lundberg and Olle Ljungström), Kleerup, Pacific!, Lykke Li and I'm from Barcelona.

Kning Disk presents The Göteborg String Theory

Kning Disk has announced they will be putting out a 2CD/2LP record from The Göteborg String Theory, an all-star collaboration of German classical composers and some of Göteborg, Sweden's finest musicians. In addition to the physical release (on April 17), there will also be a live concert at Göteborgs Konserthus featuring contributions from José González, Pacific!, El Perro Del Mar, Fox Machine, Silverbullit, Jaw Lesson, Anna von Hausswolff, Bow & Arrow, Warren Suicide, Jmy Haze, Daniel Gilbert, Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of our Lives), Ben Lauber, The Skull Defekts feat. Daniel Higgs, Jaqee and The Berlin/Göteborg String Theory orchestra. More info: http://tinyurl.com/y9wqffj

Pacifc! take on avant-garde dance project

Swedish electronic/pop duo Pacific! new project is a ballet entitled "Narcissus", created together with choreographer Olof Persson and dancers Rebecca Evans and Lina Räftegård. They'll be presenting the work live in September around Sweden and then following up with an album version in spring 2010. Dates:

09/18 - KB, Malmö
09/25 - Debaser Medis, Stockholm
09/27 - Trädgården, Göteborg

Baskery, Billy the Vision and the Dancers, Firefox AK, First Aid Kit, Marching Band, Nina Kinert, Pacific!, The Tallest Man on Earth and Zeigeist have been selected to represent Sweden at the new EuroSonic music conference in Groningen (NL) on January 15-17.

The long-awaited Licking Fingers Swedish music comp "Thank You For The Music" will finally be out on May 28 and the label will celebrate with a party that evening at Pet Sounds Bar in Stockholm. Here's the tracklist, as best I can tell:

01. Anna Järvinen - Svensktalande Bättre Folk
02. Jens Lekman - The Opposite Of Hallelujah
03. Lykke Li - Everbody But Me
04. Those Dancing Days - Dischoe
05. Friska Viljor - Old Man
06. Shout Out Louds - South America
07. The Concretes - The Sentence
08. First Floor Power - The Jacket
09. Pacific! - Runaway To Elswhere
10. Kleerup/Lisa Milberg - Music For Girl
11. The Radio Dept. - Freddy And The Trojan Horse
12. Studio - No Company
13. Peter Morén - Social Competence
14. Loney, Dear - Your Time Will Come
15. Wildbirds And Peacedrums - Liar Lion
16. El Perro Del Mar - Glory To The World
17. The Tiny - Too Heavy A Burden
18. Frida Hyvönen - See How I Come Into Town
19. Speedmarket Avenue - Sirens
20. Idiot Kid - Wide Awake
21. Nicolai Dunger - God's Waitingroom

Pacific!
Reveries
EMI

Pacific has already built up quite a fan base on the strength of the singles they've released so far. Fans have come to expect two general styles from the duo. There's the Italo Disco flashback best represented by most recent single "Number one" and, in contrast, the beach-bum chill-out of tracks like "Sunset Blvd". The Göteborg duo shifts between these sounds effortlessly, delivering standouts in both genres on their full length debut "Reveries". Nothing here matches the strength of the previous singles and EP tracks, but those songs make up half of the record, so that's not really a big problem. There are times when the sleepy side of the duo's sound becomes a bit too sleepy ("Sunrise" and "Hold me"), but the album has a certified classic in "Hot lips", already a deserved success. There's a general airy charm to Pacific's music, even as they ratchet up the tempo for the more dance oriented tracks, and this definitely sets them apart from similar-minded synthpop groups. And, while the record as a whole may not be as consistent as the singles would lead you to believe, there is no doubt that "Reveries" will find a home on many a beachgoer's playlist this summer.
- Nick James

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Neverstore - Heroes wanted
02. Tomas Andersson Wij - En sommar på speed
03. Fernandoz - Anders & Git - En helt ny dag
04. Carola - Främling 25 år
05. The Cardigans - Best of
06. Lykke Li - Youth novels
07. Takida - Bury the lies
08. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
09. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
10. Majornas 3dje Rote - Majornas 3dje Rote med Tomas von Brömssen
11. Within Y - The cult
12. Kikki Danielsson - Kikkis bästa
14. Jill Johnson - Music Row
15. Hellsongs - Hymns in the key of 666
16. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
17. El Perro Del Mar - From the valley to the stars
18. Pacific! - Reveries
19. Sara Isaksson & Anders Widmark - Pool of happiness
20. Säkert! - Säkert!

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Tiger Lou - The loyal
02. TALK 1
03. Karin Ström - Silent night
04. Saft - I do not smoke
05. Caesars - Strawberry weed
06. TALK 2
07. Meshuggah - Bleed
08. Pacific! - Number one
09. Pascal - Längtar efter dig
10. TALK 3
11. Logh - An alliance of hearts
12. Benea Reach - New waters
13. Astrid Swan - Sea/e life
14. TALK 4
15. Lykke Li - I'm good, I'm gone
16. The High Hats - Bitterswede
17. Lis Er Stille - Lorelei
18. TALK 5
19. The Tough Alliance - Leg 7
20. Cosmic Overdose - En av dom
21. The Second Band - The piano machine
22. TALK 6
23. De Stijl - Date times
24. Death Breath - Death breath
25. Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
26. Randy - Freedom song
27. TALK 7
28. Jonas Knutsson & Horn Please! - Snygg Olles polska
29. Moonbabies - Forever changes everything now
30. Kristofer Åström - Conjure me
31. TALK 8
32. Ljudbilden & Piloten - Wedding
33. Anna Leong - Guillotine
34. Convoj - RAMJAC
35. TALK 9
36. Tsukimono - Gloomy Sunday

Karin Ström has a new single out today called "Silent night" which is being released as part of Absolut Vodka's new web campaign "In an Absolut World" which includes other artists such as Kanye West and Pablo Francisco. Read more here: http://www.absolutads.com/
As for Karin's piece, the video can be found right here and the song plus a Pacific! remix can be downloaded from her website. Definitely recommended.

The new Pacific! album "Reveries" is streaming in its entirety on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/musicpacific

Fluxblog has a track from Pacific! today: http://www.fluxblog.org/2008/02/one-you-have-for-life.html